Manatees left high and dry by Irma rescued

And on the island, where Irma made its second landfall of the day - dumping heavy rains and bringing a storm surge ashore - a catfish was seen swimming down a street.

A full-grown manatee can weigh in the neighborhood of 1,000 pounds, so moving one is no small task. "My friends and I couldn't move these massive animals ourselves, and we called every service we could think of, but no one answered", witness Michael Sechler wrote in an Instagram post with a photo of the stranded manatees.

After becoming restless, Marcelo Clavijo checked out the bay near Whitfield where he noticed the manatees on the flats.

Clavejo said the rescue was a "pretty cool experience" and he was happy to rescue two of "manatees finest".

A line of evacuees wait for food at the Braden River High School emergency shelter

So the group rolled the creatures onto tarps, dragging them a hundred yards, according to the person who posted the video and pictures online.

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